Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senate Agrees TO The Conference
Report on the Utah Bill, Which
Now Goes 10 the President.
The House in Committee of the Whole Con-
siders this Senate Amendments
the Sundry Civil Bill.
XLIN CONGRESS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. IS.-A bill was re-
ported from the committee and placed on
calendar 80 authorize the Saltwater and
Cock City Railway Company to construct
and operate q railway through the Crow
River Indian reservation. Senator Sabin,
who reported the bill, called it up for the
purpose of Offering an amendment, and
of submitting some remarks upon the
necessity of regulating the issues of rail
road securities.
Senator Evarts presented the creden-
tails OF Frank Hiscock as Senator from
the state of New York. Placed on file.
Senator Edmunds presented q confer
ence report on the Utah polygsmy bill IN
the shape of g substitute tor both the
Senate and House bills. After long de-
bate the conference report was agreed
tO-yeas, 81; nays, Is. The bill now goes
to the President.
The Senate then proceeded to consider
the river and harbor bill. TIE bill re-
ported by the committee on commerce as
a substitute for the bill passed by the
House was read and various amendments
were offered by the chairman of the COM
mIttee, Senator McMillen, and were
adopted. These were generally for an
increase of accounts of various items.
On motion of Senator Jones CT Arkan-
sas, and after statements by himself and
his. colleague Senator Berry the item
for the Arkansas river was increased
from $4,000 to $3.50, O0O-yeas, sc;
nays, II.
On motion of Senator Butler the item
for improving Charleston harbor was
increased from Sl50,000 to $500, 600. with
the understanding that the bill for that
purpose passed By the Senate and pend.
ing N the House should be recalled.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.-On motion OF
Mr.. Townshend of Illinois, the Senate
amendment TO the invalid pension appro-
priation bill was nonconcurred in, and a
conference was ordered.
Mr.. ToWnshend, from the committee on
appropriations reported the bill appropri-
ating S4,463, lO4 for the payment of
Mexican and other pensions. Rferred
to the committee of the whole
Mr.. Weaver of Nebraska called up the
vetoed pension bill of Simmons w. Hart
The House refused to pass the bill over
the YetO-yeas, l42; nays, 9S; not the
necessary two-thlrds in the affirmative.
The House then went into committee
of the whole for further consideration of
the Senate amendments TO the sundry
civil appropriation bill. Matters ran
very easily the recommendations of the
committee on appropriations as to con-
currence or non-CoIcurence being agreed
to except in case of the amendment au-
the President TO expend $4,000
for the purpose Of investigating the mer-
its of the method practiced in Mexico and
Brazil for preventing yellow fever by in
oculation, which was concurred in not
the recommendation of the
appropriation committee to the contrary.
After disposing OF l56 of the go amend
ments, the committee rose and the House
took recess, the evening session to be
for the consideration of pension bills.
The House at the evening session
passed twenty-three pension bills, and at
l0:l5 adjourned.